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How Did the World Start?. Some Old Tales. Pangu Started Sky and Earth. At the beginning, the whole world was a mass of gas with no light and no sound. Pangu ( 盘古 ) used an ax and separated the sky and the earth.
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How Did the World Start? Some Old Tales
Pangu Started Sky and Earth • At the beginning, the whole world was a mass of gas with no light and no sound. • Pangu (盘古) used an ax and separated the sky and the earth. • The sky became higher and higher and the earth kept descending till the world looked like the same as today. • The female god, Nuwa (女娲) made people from clay.
Houyi Shot 9 Suns • At the Beginning, there were ten suns in the sky, and people couldn’t bear the high temperature. Houyi (后羿) used a bow to shoot down 9 suns and only one sun left in the sky. Then the temperature became normal. • Cartoon of this story: http://www.enet.com.cn/article/2005/1231/A20051231488845.shtml
Nuwa Mend the Sky • When the world started, there were 4 pillars to support the sky. But two tribes fought with each other so hard that a corner of the sky was broken. • Nuwa (女娲) collected colorful stones, melted them together and mended the sky.
Chang’e Ran to the Moon • Chang’e, (嫦娥), the wife of Houyi (后羿) was a very pretty woman. • Houyi once got some medicine that could make a person live forever. Chang’e heard that and took the medicine. • Right after she took it, she felt her body was so light that she was flying up in the air. She flew and flew until she reached the moon. • Chang’e then had to live alone in the moon forever since she would never die. When you look at the moon, you’ll find some shadow – and that is Chang’e.